The death toll from the devastating flood in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi river has risen to 1,127, with bodies recovered from several districts and neighbouring India, Nepal Police said on Wednesday.
As of 5am, 45 bodies had been recovered in Rasuwa, where the flooding originated, while 155 were found in Nuwakot, 59 in Dhading, 348 in Chitwan, 66 in Gorkha, 38 in Tanahun, 217 in Nawalparasi East, 190 in Nawalparasi West and nine in India.
Police said postmortem and legal identification procedures had been completed for 1,113 bodies, while 95 had been handed over to relatives.
Details of 911 unidentified bodies have been uploaded to the Nepal Police website to help families identify missing relatives.
Authorities have deployed 7,912 police personnel to flood-hit areas for search and rescue operations, relief distribution and the management of recovered bodies.
Police said 6,541 people had been rescued from affected areas, while search operations were continuing for 4,858 people reported missing.
Police teams are also moving families from high-risk areas to safer locations, clearing roads blocked by debris and coordinating search, rescue and relief operations with local authorities and residents.
The flood caused by an ice-rock avalanche has caused widespread destruction along the Bhotekoshi river and affected settlements, roads, border trade facilities and hydropower infrastructure in several districts.
Source: The Kathmandu Post
--Agencies
